Preston Thrall was born and raised in Alameda. He started
off playing the guitar, but quickly found he had a love for the
drums at an early age. While living in Philadelphia during the 70's,
Preston played with a punk group called The Six O'Clock
News. Then, in the 80's, he was a founding member of the
LA-based group New Frontier, a country rock crossover
band, which released an album under MIKA/Polygram. Preston
played with San Francisco Bay Area talent, Robert Berry (of
Band 3 with Keith Emerson and Carl
Palmer), in a pop/rock band for a number of years. He recorded
2 records with Robert Berry during this time: "In These Eyes"
and "Pilgrimage to a Point". In 1991, he joined The Alameda All
Stars, (who also function as Gregg Allman &
Friend's). Preston enjoyed a nine-year run with
Gregg Allman & Friends until 2000. He recorded
on Gregg Allman's latest solo album, "Searching for Simplicity",
released in November of 1997 on 550/Sony Music, and in 2002 (along
with the rest of the current All Stars lineup) Preston
appeared on "No Stranger to the Dark: The Best of Gregg Allman."
His ease in playing a diversity of styles continues to excite
audiences and brings him much respect from other musicians.